Joffre Named Silent Commander of French Forces
Paris dispatch profiles Gen Joseph Joffre as the French commander in chief, dubbed a man of silence. His whereabouts are secret, he rarely appears publicly, and his strategy emphasizes rapid, multi‑front attack and concealment.
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Joffre
Silence
Franklin P. Merrick
International News Service
Paris
Joseph Joffre
Germany
France
Napoleon
H. Millerand
Alsace
Lorraine
Mulhausen
Marshal MacMahon
Tonkin
Formosa
Madagascar
Dahomey
Timbuctoo
French War College
Lord Kirtchener
Franco Prussian War battles advance to Metz and Strasbourg
By mid August 1870 the French faced dire straits as the first German army moved near Metz and began bombardment of Strasbourg. German success at Colombey Nouilly Vionville and Rezonville led to French retreat and Metz isolation under Bazaine.
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International News Service
Metz
Strassburg
Kais
Bazaine
Marne
Colombey Nouilly
Vionville
Rezonville
Colombey-Nouilly
Courcelles
Pange
von Steinmetz
Marshal MacMahon
Chalons
Napoleon
Mars-la-Tour
Frederick Charles
Wight
Henry of
Germany
Koeniggratz
Sazaine
Gravellote
Willian
Phalsburg
MacMahon
Napolian
Prussia
Alsace
Lorraine
William
France
Alsace and
Chalions
Viizy
Vitry
Versan
Sedan
Toy iV
Merger Consolidates Fairmont Publishing Firms
In Fairmont on September 4 a $100,000 merger united the Fairmont West Virginian Publishing Company with the Farmers' Free Press, Daily Fairmont West Virginian, and related units into the Fairmont Printing and Publishing Company. L. M. Davis becomes president. H. L. Heintzleman is vice president. R. T. Cunningham secretary. W. J. Deigal treasurer.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Fairmont West Virginian Publishing Company
Fairmont West Virginian
Farmers’ Free Press
Fairmont West Virginia
Fairmont Printing and Publishing Cmpany
Fairmont Printing and Publishing Company
L. M. Davis
West Virginian Publishing Company
H. L. Heintzleman
R. T. Cunningham
W. J. Deigal
President Poncaire arrives as Bordeaux government offices set
President Poncaire and cabinet arrive in Bordeaux from Paris. Government offices will operate from the Hotel De Ville and the Palace of Justice. No demonstrations occurred on arrival, as city authorities had been notified in advance.
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Bordeaux
Poncaire
Paris
Hotel de Ville
Palace of Justice
Churchill May Rise to Lead Britain After War
Veteran author Herbert Temple outlines Winston Churchill as a potential popular hero to head the English government if Britain wins the war. The piece details Churchill’s long career, family connections, wars fought, and noted feuds, including with Kitchener and Beresford, and suggests the war crisis could elevate him to Prime Minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston Spencer Churchill
Herbert Temple
International News Service
London
Great Britain
British Admiralty
England
Churchill
Heligoland
Teetlicierey
Jennie Jerome
New York
Lord Randolph Churchill
George Cornwallis-West
Dukes of Marlborough
War Office
Admiraltty
Lord Kitchener
Khartoum
Winston Churchill
Kitchener
House of Commons
Admiralty
Omdurman
Germany Calls Americans to Support Peace and Victory
A 1914 German appeal asks American readers to circulate a memorial explaining Germanys war aims and unity, praising mobilization and early battles while urging US sympathy and trade policy alignment with Germany against Allied powers. The missive stresses emperors peace intent, rapid mobilization success, and promised postwar progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Berlin
United States
Reichstag
Libau
Russian
Poland
How the Poles Lost Their Freedom and Facts Worth Remembering
Article outlines Polish history from 1772 partitions to 1815 rearrangement under Russia and Grand Duchy of Warsaw, then 1831 rebellion, loss of autonomy, and later wartime Polish formations. It notes 111000 Poles in Germany, 82000 in Austria, 400000 with Russia, and potential postwar territorial map involving Germany Austria and Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Poland
Austria
Prussia
Vienna
Grand Duchy of Warsaw
Russian Empire
Germany
France
England
America
Grand Duchy of
Warsaw
Old Poland
Old Kingdom
Europe
Wales
Spain
Russian
Austrian
Galicia
National Implement and Vehicle Show Opens in Peoria
The National Implement and Vehicle Show in Peoria runs September 4 to 12. The event features a large display of farm and automotive exhibits, a horse show, aviation and motorcycle races, and notable drivers like Bob Burman Endicott and Eddie Hearne. State Farm birds are exhibited under the supervision of the State Game warden as an educational feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Ill
Lloyd Thompson
Bob Burman
Wild Bill” Endicott
Eddie Hearne
Secretary Bryan Quips About Friendship Ship Status
Washington dispatch reports Secretary Bryan leaving the White House after a Wilson conference when asked about the battleship Friendship. He replied with a smile that the ship is interned in a neutral port.
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Bryan
Washington
White House
Wilson
Friendship
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